Full Text of HR0940 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Charlotte M. (Ryan) Ten | 4 | | Bruin on the occasion of her 100th birthday on October 24, | 5 | | 1920; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin was born on October 24, 1920, | 7 | | the fourth of eight children in her family; she was always | 8 | | active and determined from a very young age; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin attended St. Philomena High | 10 | | School; in her mid-teens, while both a student and helping to | 11 | | care for her younger siblings, she got a job at a bakery to | 12 | | assist with the family's expenses; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin married Ralph Ten Bruin on May | 14 | | 24, 1941; they were married for 21 years, and he preceded her | 15 | | in death in 1962, due to an automobile accident; they had two | 16 | | children together, Wayne and Dean; Wayne, born in 1946, is now | 17 | | 74 years old; Dean, born in 1948, is now 72 years old; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin worked at Echo Products during | 19 | | World War II, where she helped to manufacture munitions for the | 20 | | war effort; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin subsequently held many roles; | 2 | | she managed apartment buildings; she ran a bed and breakfast in | 3 | | Colorado; after returning to the Midwest, she worked in | 4 | | manufacturing and as a nursing assistant in a nursing home; she | 5 | | held numerous retail positions; lastly, she worked as a child | 6 | | caregiver in Belvidere; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin lived a full, independent life | 8 | | in her Belvidere home, where she tended her flowers, cut the | 9 | | grass, and took care of herself and her home until a fall | 10 | | caused her to lose those abilities last year; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin moved into a nursing home in | 12 | | Belvidere on September 4, 2019; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin has always been dedicated to | 14 | | her family and friends and has always worked hard to lead a | 15 | | successful life; she remains a loving and determined woman to | 16 | | this day; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin's children and grandchildren | 18 | | planned to hold a party to celebrate her 100 years on October | 19 | | 24, 2020, which did not happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic; | 20 | | instead, her family held a through-the-window celebration, | 21 | | which made her happy; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate Charlotte M. Ten Bruin on the occasion of her | 4 | | 100th birthday, and we wish her many happy and healthy years to | 5 | | come; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Charlotte Ten Bruin as an expression of our esteem | 8 | | and respect.
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